Category Manager

Biffa Waste Services; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Biffa Waste Services seeks a Category Manager to lead procurement in Waste Disposal. This strategic role focuses on managing supplier relationships, delivering savings, and ensuring compliance with sustainability targets. Join a company that is transforming waste management and offers a dynamic environment for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience of strategic Procurement in a category management model.
• Experience of delivering complex tender processes with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to interact at account manager level with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies and manage supplier relationships.
• Deliver annual savings targets and quality expectations.
• Ensure compliance with procurement processes and sustainability targets.

Skills

Strong negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic Procurement

Sustainability compliance

Education

Degree educated

CIPS Qualified

Job description

A quick look at the role

Procurement and Supply Chain has been recognised as a key enabler for our corporate goals and have started an ambitious transformation programme to create a high-performing strategic function which partners with our business divisions and manages a cost effective, reliable and innovative supplier base. Category Manager is responsible for delivering annual savings targets and supplier quality and delivery expectations in Waste Disposal.

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Your core responsibilities

• Develop a detailed understanding of specific key spend areas and subsequently tender, negotiate and award contracts
• Deliver annual savings targets and supplier quality and delivery expectations
• Develop and maintain an overall set of category strategies to continue to drive cost out, mitigate risk and encourage innovation on a multi-year basis
• Manage sustainability requirements and ensure compliance with SBTi targets
• Ensure accurate reporting of savings delivery and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships
• Ensure compliance with processes, standards and systems as determined by the Procurement Excellence team.

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Our essential requirements

• 5 years experience of strategic Procurement in a category-management based model
• Degree educated and CIPS Qualified
• Experience of delivering complex tender processes including multiple stakeholders and weighted quality/commercial award criteria
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders within matrix organisations
• Experience of major supplier relationships and ability to interact at account manager level with large supplier partners

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Biffa – we’re changing the way people think about waste

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.